skerrick

sker·rick

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sker-ik]
- /ˈskɛr ɪk/
- /skˈerɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sker-ik]
- /ˈskɛr ɪk/

Definitions of skerrick word

noun skerrick a small piece or quantity; a bit: Not even a skerrick of cake was left. 1
noun skerrick a small fragment or amount (esp in the phrase not a skerrick) 0

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Origin of skerrick

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35; origin uncertain

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Parts of speech for Skerrick

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Skerrick

skerrick popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

skerrick usage trend in Literature

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